Shoppers ready to hit the stores in search of bargains

Reporters from The Repository and CantonRep.com will be out with the crowds Thursday and Friday for the start of the holiday shopping season.

Follow Malcom Hall (@mhallREP) and Jessica Holbrook (@jholbrookREP) on Twitter and at the hashtag #REPblackfriday as they negotiate the crowds in the stores and the parking lots, looking for the best deals.